Candle holder



April 20, 1943. A. T. CANDY, JR

CANDLE HOLDER Filed March 20, 1941 ;Patentecl Apr. 20, 1943 CANDLE HOLDER Albert T. Candy, In, Chicago, 111., assignor to Candy & Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application March 20, 1941, Serial No. 384,243

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in candle holders and particularly to candle holders of the spring-pressed type.

Candle holders of the type herein contemplated which generally comprise arigid tubular holder body for the reception of a common candle and a spring to urge the candle upwardly as it is consumed, the exposed wick ortion of the candle projecting outwardly through an opening or apertured cap at the top of the holder. Such candle holders are generally used for maintaining the candle flame at a fixed elevation, for the prevention of candle dripping or distortion in warm atmospheres or rooms, for ornamental use, or for votive, sanctuary or other sacramental light use.

Heretofore such candle holders have been made with the tubular body portion formed wholly or substantially of metal or equivalent materials, making the cost of the unit relatively high with respect to the cost of the candle :per se, so that economical use required preservation of the holder and replacing only the candle when consumed. such reuse of the holders, however, is not always satisfactory, since internal drippings may accumulate, holders become worn and lose their decorative appearance in use, and even after having been used but once there is considerable evidence thereof at the cap portion of the holder. Additionally such refilling of candles requires manipulation by engagement or disengagement of parts which is not always feasible or desirable, and at times even renders subsequent re-use hazardous due to wearing of engagement parts or faulty reassembly.

It is therefore an object or the present invention to provide a candle holder of the springpressed type which is economical to manufacture and use and which may be discarded after having been once used, and due to such economy the candle holders may be used and made in greater number and variety, with greater safety and ease, and with better ornamental and aesthetic effect.

An additional object relates to the component materials of my candle holder and their association with each other, and particularly the construction of my uppermost retaining cap and the engagement thereof to the tubular holder portion.

Other objects relate to various details of construction and arrangement of parts, and the economies thereof which will be apparent from a consideration of the following specification and drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved candle holder, largely in section.

Fig. 2. is a fragmentary elevation of my candle holder with parts in section, illustrative of the top closure cap thereof preparatory to bringing it into locking engagement with the tubular holder body, in accordance with one form of my invention.

Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating a modified form or construction and another method of bringing about engagement of the top closure cap with the tubular body.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation in section of the base portion of my candle holder and an engaged adapter, illustrating one form of con struction and relative engagement of the said parts.

Fig. 7 is a. view similar to Fig. 6 illustrating a modified form of construction.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Fig. 1, there is illustrated my improved spring pressed candle holder comprising the tubular body member i0 having a top closure cap H engaged thereto, a candle 12 being contained within the tubular holder and being pressed upwardly against the cap it by means of the coil spring 13 and candle follower H, the candle wick [5 projecting through the opening l6, of the annular cap H. The candle holder may be suitably engaged in a candle stick diagrammatically illustrated at I! by means of a generally conical adapter it.

As previously indicated, the tubular portions of candle holders of the class herein contemplated have generally been formed wholly, or substantially wholly, of metal or the like costly and rigid materials. As distinguished therefrom I form the tubular portion I 0 of my candle holder pref erably of a fibrous material, such as a molded fibrous tube, or even more economically of laminated paper or cardboard wound in the form of a tube. When formed of such relatively economical fibrous material, the said tubular body may be formed of relatively low grade fibrous material such as is commonly used in the formation of tubes, boxes and the like, and I may thereafter suitably .provide a decorative, ornamental, or imprinted outer wrapper to the tube l0. In this manner a highly ornamental or economical tube may be formed, and by providing standard sizes of tubes I may cause them to be ornamented and decorated in a multitude of styles and designs suitable for various purposes and occasions, and it will be appreciated in a much simpler and more economical manner than can be had with the use of metallic tubes of relatively greater 7 expense.

able means such as for example, the annular depression 24, to cause firm frictional engagement with the tube I and may be supplemented by a clamping ring or spring. If it should be desirable to preserve the coiled spring I3 which is the most expensive portion of the assembly, in

lustrated in the detailed view of Fig. 2, comprises an annular member, the opening l6 of which is sufficiently large to permit the wick I to fully pass therethrough and to permit free formation of a slight pool of molten material at the base of the exposed wick portion. The central portion of the cap H is preferably dome shaped for better positioning and contact with the candle as it is being consumed and simulation of the top thereof, and additionally comprises the downwardly depending tubular portion 20 which telescopes within the tube III, and the annular flange 2| which projects outwardly of the periphery of the tube II]. In the form of my invention as illustrated in Fig. 2, the tube l0 and cap H are assembled as illustrated, that is, the cap II is telescoped by means of its cylindrical portion 20 into the tube It), and thereafter the flange 2! is turned downwardly against the outer face of the tube It) and impressed into the material thereof to provide a bead-like locking engagement therewith as best illustrated in Fig. 1, so

as to hold the edge portion of the tube It] clamped between the cylindrical portion 20 and the bead 23.

If desired I may provide the tube In with an annular seat formed in its outer face adjacent the top edge thereof as illustrated at 22 in Fig, 3, and pre-form the bead 23 as shown in said figure by causing the flange 2| to be downwardly return bent, and engagement caused between the cap and the tube by inserting the tubular portion 20 thereof within the tube l0 and thereafter pressing it downwardly until the bead 23 becomes locked within the annular seat 22.

Thus I may engage the metallic cap portion H to the fibrous tube member ID in the manner and by the means illustrated and describedwith respect to Figs. 2 and 3, so as to ea-use a firm locking engagement between the two portions as illustrated in Fig. 1. It will be apparent that although my tube l U is of fibrous material such as paper, by forming my cap ll of metal and providing it with the downwardly depending portion 20 telescoped within the tube Ill adjacent its upper and most heated portion, my tubular portion 20 afiords sufiicient insulation thereto for protection and preservation of the fibrous material of the tube, and sufliciently so in View of the fact that it is contemplated that the tube l0 and its attached cap II will be discarded after the burning of a single candle therein.

Since candles of this nature have relatively rigid tubular portions even when constructed of fibrous material in accordance with my invention, it is desirable that conical or tapered adapters be secured to the baseof the holder to permit the device to be readily mounted in the candle stick, such as the one diagrammatically illustrated at [1. These adapters may be formed of metal, rubber, molded plastics, or the like materials and they may even be formed of fibrous materials. As illustrated in Fig. 6, I may provide the adapter l8 as a unitary portion of the spring pressed candle holder, the tube 19 being open at its base and the coiled spring coming to rest within the adapter, the adapter l8 and the tube l0 being engaged to each other by suitthe form of construction illustrated in Fig. 6, the

adapter l8 may be readily separated from the tube I U and the spring preserved for re-use with a new tube, since the spring [3 is at all times concealed and re-use thereof is without objection. However, I may provide a construction shown in Fig. 7 wherein the tube In is provided with a base closure member 25 retained by means of the rolled edge 26 of the tube ill, the adapter I8 being engaged to the tube It] in a manner similar to that described in Fig. 6. I

It will thus be seen that I have provided a relatively inexpensive candle holder of the spring pressed type, the whole of which may be discarded after being used but once, is relatively economical to make and safe in use, and which lends itself more readily to decoration and ornamentation, and permits. users of candles of this type to use them with greater efficiency and greateryariety, and opens up a field of, use to those to whom such use has heretofore been restricted for economic or aesthetic reasons.

I claim as my invention:

1. A candle holder of the class described comprising a unitary tube portion formed throughout its entire length of fibrous material and a unitary annular metallic top closure and candle topabutment therefor, the said cap being in fixed embracing engagement with the interior and exterior faces of the upper edge portion of the fibrous tube,

2. A candle holder of the class described comprising a unitary tube the full length thereof being formed of fibrous material, and a unitary annular metallic candle tube abutment cap therefor in fixed engagement therewith, the said cap comprising a cylindrical projection telescoped within the upper edge portion of said tube and an annular return bent flange portion pressed against the outer surface of said tube adjacent the upper edge thereof to cause said tube to be clamped between saidcylindrical projection and said flange portion.

3. Acandle holder of the class described comprising a unitary tube the full length thereof being formed of fibrous material, and a unitary metallic tube abutment cap therefor in fixed engagement therewith, the said tube comprising an annular seat formed on the outer surface thereof adjacent its upper edge and said cap comprising a cylindrical projection telescoped within said tube and lying firmly against the inner face adjacent the upper edge portion thereof and an annular return bent flange portion extending into said annular tube seat to thereby maintain the cap in firm and fixed engagement with the tube. v

4. A candle holder of the class described comprising a spring-pressed candle retaining tube formed throughout its entire length of fibrous material, a unitary annular metallic candle top abutment cap engaged over the upper edge and clamped by means of integrally extending portions to the interior and exterior faces of the tube and in fixed engagement therewith, and a 

